Effect of muscle stimulating instrument on patients with spasticity of lower limbs after surgical treatment
- VernacularTitle:功能性电刺激对成人下肢解痉术后肌力恢复的影响
- Author:
Li ZHANG
;
Yan-bing YU
;
Wei WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cerebral palsy, craniocerebral injury, rehabilitation, spasticity, selective posterior rhizotomy, microsurgical neurotomy, muscle stimulating instrument
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2004;10(2):94-95
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of muscle stimulating instrument on patients with spasticity of lower limbs after surgical treatment.Methods49 adults with spasticity of lower limbs after surgical treatment were divided into the treatment group (21 cases) and the control group (28 cases). Patients of two groups were treated with routien rehabilitation training, but muscle stimulating instruments treatment was added to patients of the treatment group. The muscle strength and motor ability of patients of two groups were followed up and compared.ResultsThe muscle strength and motor ability of the treatment group were better than that of the control group during follow-up period (P<0.05,P<0.01).ConclusionMuscle stimulating instrument can accelerate the recovery of muscle strength and motor ability in adults with spasticity of lower limbs after surgical treatment.
